4 Easy Ways to Improve Your Patient Retention
How do you get patients to trust you, to feel that they can come to you with any issues, and to make the whole process easy? We have 4 ways to get you started!
Step into Augmented Reality!
You may have heard of Augmented Reality (AR), the futuristic technology that kids think is super cool. But what is it? And how does it apply to you? Let’s explore augmented reality, and how SmileMakers helps doctors use it to entertain tech-savvy kids.
A How-To Guide to Filling Your Schedule with More Appointments
Whether you’re looking for new patients, or you’d like to see some familiar faces in your office, we have a few ways to help fill your schedule with more appointments today!
Get Their Attention and Make It Work for You: 5 Ways to Leverage Internal Marketing in Your Office
You already know that your current patients are your best source for new patient referrals. But did you know that they can increase your revenue, too?
One Stop Shop! How to Consolidate Vendors (and Choose the Right Ones)
With so many products to purchase for your office, and so many different vendors to choose from, it’s easy to get caught up in the order and reorder cycle – and inevitably blow up your budget.
Show Off Your Best Work! Mastering the Art of Before and After Photos
If one picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the benefits of having both before and after shots.
Make The Most of Your Work Day: 4 Ways to Simplify Things in the Office
With mounting paperwork, endless phone calls, a full inbox, and giving each patient the attention they deserve, there never seems to be enough time in the day to get it all done. We know the pressure can be overwhelming. That’s why we’re sharing 4 simple ways to simplify your work day!
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Practice Marketing
“Marketing” can be a scary word that brings about thoughts of expensive mailers and little return. But when you put effort into the right marketing strategies, your business grows. Marketing is essential to recruiting new patients and creating a loyal base. And we have a few easy tips to help you make great strides towards those marketing goals.
Put Patients at Ease with Creature Comforts
Many people struggle with dental anxiety – especially children. But if we can help ease a patient during their visit, they’re more likely to come back. Think about your favorite restaurant, or that cute bed and breakfast you love to visit.
How to Ensure Patient Satisfaction In a Changing Healthcare Environment
The healthcare industry has experienced rapid changes in recent years, and along with it a portion of government plan reimbursements as well as some private plan reimbursements are now tied to how well your practice scores on assessments of patient satisfaction.
Acing Office Decor on a Budget: An Expert Weighs In
Does your waiting room make the right first impression? If you’re holding onto worn furniture, dated decor or harsh lighting, the positivity and wellbeing you think you’re promoting may not be how patients actually perceive your level of care.
Questioning Your Office Morale? Get More from Your Team with These Small Tweaks
If your office has recently lost its normal buzz of light hearted chatter and high customer service ratings, you could have a morale problem on your hands.
How to Leave A Lasting Impression After Your Patients Walk Out The Door
Practices these days are spending 5-10 times more to get a new patient into the office than they do to retain the ones they already have. Could you be missing one of the simplest methods to reducing costs and increasing revenue, at the door?
5 Affordable Solutions to Branding Your Practice
An office with poor brand identity won’t be able to answer. Without branding to set your practice apart, patients see the difference in your price instead of your care.
Is Your Practice Making The Most of Patient Giveaways?
Have you ever stopped to think what your practice gains when you make a child smile with a prize or send mom home with goodie bags for the family? Prizes aren’t only an investment to demonstrate the goodwill of your practice...
Patient Satisfaction Has Never Been More Important To Your Practice
In any business, customer satisfaction is key; after all, a satisfied customer is virtually a guaranteed ticket to repeat sales, not to mention that all-important word-of-mouth that can bring new customers to the business...
Event Marketing 101
A strategic marketing plan for your dental practice requires a variety tactics. With comprehensive practice marketing, you can reach out to current patients as well as prospective patients through traditional advertising like radio...
The Importance of Building Your Brand
A strong brand identity helps your practice stand out from the competition and is essential for reaching prospective patients as well as maintaining current patients. The right custom practice marketing products make it easy to present..
The Importance of Patient Retention (And How to be Successful)
New patients are essential to grow your dental practice. However, retaining your current patients is just as crucial. Not only do you want your current patients to return, you also want these happy, satisfied patients to encourage their family and friends...
Practice Marketing 101
A successful balance of maintaining and acquiring new patients is essential for any dental practice. In the 1950s there were about 155,000 dental personnel offering services in the United States...
You’re busy running your practice. Any time and money you can save while doing that is invaluable. But with so many products to purchase for your office, and so many different vendors to choose from, it’s easy to get caught up in the order and reorder cycle – and inevitably blow up your budget.
